Making Monday [#25]

Hello friends.
What have each of you been doing lately?

Last week my husband and I spent four fun-filled days in Seattle. I’m not big on eating out in restaurants but when we visit a city like Seattle that has amazingly great restaurants I really enjoy it. I live in a city in western Idaho and our great restaurant selection is very, very, very small. Maybe that’s why I would rather cook and eat at home. Anyway, we ate some delicious Turkish food, had some clam chowder that rivals my husband’s award-winning clam chowder, and feasted on super tasty brisket pho and Vietnamese sandwiches which we actually had twice because they’re so delicious and we’re practically addicted to them. In fact, I’m trying my hand at making my own this weekend. If I’m successful I’ll share them here.

As wonderful as the eating was, it wasn’t the purpose of our trip. We actually went for the Boat Show! I know it seems funny to go all the way to Seattle for a boat show but we’re planning to sail the San Juan Islands this upcoming September and thought we could get some good information at the booths and seminars. We did learn quite a bit, but the biggest thing we learned {after looking at some of the sail boats that were for sale} was both of the boats we loved cost WAY more than our house. So we came away with lots of info for our trip later this year and decided we’ll just keep the boat we have.

So, that’s what I’ve been up to lately.

Welcome to another fun Making Monday link party.

This is a party where you can find fun new creative ideas and tasty recipes shared by amazingly talented people.
Every Monday bloggers stop by to link up their posts and share with all you party goers.
By joining in {both bloggers and non-bloggers} you will discover new blogs,
be inspired to make something new, try a yummy new recipe,
and most importantly make new friends!

This party is hosted by Gracie and me, and your projects will be shared on both of our blogs.
We love that you’re here and we love featuring you on our social media so be sure to follow us so you can see if your post gets shared!

We also pin to our Making Monday Pinterest board and we’d love to have you follow along!
This is a place you can find projects from all the previous parties, too, so it is like a party every day!

This is what your hostesses have been up to lately:

Gracie designed and built a really great Work Bench combining the features of two she liked into one that will work for her at a fraction of the price of the two she patterned hers after.

Lori shared a lovely short story, When Queens Ride By, that reminds us of the
importance of a woman’s presence and influence in the home.
Read it and be encouraged that all you are doing is noticed and making a
difference in the lives of those you love.

Now it’s time for some awesome features chosen by Lori:

#1. Stephani at Behind the Camera and Dreaming visualized a sturdy low-to-the-floor bed for her toddler.
With a bit of time and hard work she and her husband built one great Toddler Bed.
The whole room is so adorable.

Thanks, Candace. I’m not great at blogging about what I do in my life ~ taking the photos and writing it up never seems to come together, but I’ll try, really, I will. 🙂 Thanks for sharing here again this week.

We love Seattle, too, Suzanne. I’m glad to know you love it, too. Can you believe I know some people that don’t like it? It’s the city we’ve visited the most out of all of the places we’ve traveled to. Thanks for joining in on the party this week.

Oh, Kathy ~ you would love the food there. There are so many great choices and everything we’ve eaten there has been so delicious. Thanks for coming to the party. I hope you enjoyed it. We appreciate you.